Barbasco
Deguelia urucu
- Native to:
- Brazil
Wikieditor0009,Higbee, Edward Counselman, 1910-,Puerto Rico Experiment Station United States. Office of Experiment Stations,National Toxicology Program (U.S.),Puerto Rico Experiment Station United States. Office of Experiment Stations,Sievers, A. F. (Arthur Frederick), 1885 Higbee, Edward Counselman, 1910-,Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Deguelia
- Species:
- Deguelia urucu
- USDA Symbol:
- LOUR
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 1000 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Colors:
- purple, violet
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- prefers riverbank or floodplain environments